by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Theft Crimes
Secs 484 and 488 of the California Penal Code define theft as the unlawful taking of another individual’s property. Before, the two were considered as two separate and distinct offenses but now it has been joined under one umbrella theft case. Petty theft would be...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Theft Crimes
Sec 211 of the California Penal Code defines the crime of robbery as the unlawful taking of the property of another from another’s possession or immediate presence against their person’s will through the use of force or threats with the intention of depriving the...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Criminal Law, Firearms, Other Crimes, Sex Crimes
Sec 290 of the California Penal Code penalizes a criminal convict of failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. The following are the elements of the crime: • The offender was convicted of one of the California sex crimes under Sec 290 of the...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Federal Criminal Defense
Sec 148(a)(1) of the California Penal Code defines a whole host of actions falling under the crime of resisting arrest. These are resisting, delaying or otherwise obstructing the performance of the duty of an officer of the law or other service providers. This is a...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Criminal Law
Sec 69 of the California Penal Code defines the criminal act as follows: 1) The willful and unlawful attempt by threats or violence to deter or prevent an executive officer from performance of their lawful duty; 2) The use of force or violence to resist an executive...
